the coin spill of a lifetime!!

Lilly0fA

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I still can't believe this happened! Yesterday, 7/31, I got a signal for a quarter, and the coins kept coming out of the hole!!!!!!!!!!!:hello2::headbang:8-)

1864 S & 1868 S Seated Liberty Half-Dollar, 1888 S Seated Liberty Quarter, 1882 Shield Nickel!


Does anyone know if I have can these professionally cleaned with NCS without a value loss?????

OMG I'm still freaking out!!!!!!!

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I went back on 8/2/16 and didn't get any additional silver but did find this lovely 1883 V-Nickel!!! IMG_7037.jpg
 

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Texas Ed

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What a bodacious coin spill find - all coins are in great shape with very good detail and "congrats" to you - thanks for posting your pictures and story & I wish you many more great finds while out dirt fishin.

Texas ED
 

Scrappy

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Wow, that's a great find. 1860's silver doesn't come to light very often as other decades.

Very very nice!
 

jadocs

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Incredible! Were you using one of the preloaded programs on the XP?
 

joeyfresh

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Great job. Throw them in some diluted lemon juice if you want to clean them.
 

Subterranean

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Fantastic cache of old silver, congratulations on an epic score. Sub 8-)
 

whammy

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Wow wow and wow. Super great find. Huge congratulations to you.
 

jimzz977

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Now that's a dream coin spill , congrats
 

Davers

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WOW!!!What a Spill.

While your Coins are Old & I'd be happy to dig 1 of the Seated Liberty Coins .

Your coins are in great shape IMO , the "Retail " Value in XF (no-Detail label) are worth under $200 W/the Quarter being under $100.

That said it may not be worth getting them Cleaned & Graded by NGC or PCGS. Unless you think you will get an AU or MS Grade?

Me I would either leave them as is ,or clean them with the method mentioned above or a different One.
(do some Silver cleaning Research).

The Black ,Will come off , I have used Buckleboys technique & it worked well.

You can have them Cleaned & Graded if you like ,esp since you dug them.

I personally don't like "Details" Labels. "To each his Own"
Again just the Nickel would make my Year.
Dream Find indeed.
Davers
 

SeabeeRon

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Just WOW!!!! Don't want you to give too much away, but some details about the dig would be great! I see you give your location as "West Coast", so just wondering if this was a California find? Huge Congratz!!
 

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